This Mother’s Day, the Center for Women’s Resources (CWR), a 37-year research and training institution for women, urges the public to genuinely pay tribute to mothers not only by recognizing their sacrifices as homemaker, but also by calling for an end to societal ills that burden all mothers, especially those who belong to the marginalized sectors.
Women continue to be shortchanged and robbed when it comes to social services. Because of widespread government corruption, women struggle to get the healthcare, education, and the social services they need. Meanwhile the government puts more focus on infrastructure projects that are often linked to corruption.
This year, P530.89 billion is allocated to the DPWH, the agency involved in giving “allocables” or pork barrel to politicians. As a result, much of the money that should go to building hospitals and classrooms is lost. In the end, only P38.00 out of every P100.00 is left for social services beacuse the government has to cover automatic and mandatory expenses such debt payments.
